Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny.
🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should seek advice

Tide: Next low tide (2.2m) at

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    8 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
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    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    E
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    5
    N
    6
    NNW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    8
    NNW
    8
    NNE
    7
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    12
    14
    16
    18
    21
    21
    19
    17
    16
    15
    14
    13
    15
    18
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    72%
    66%
    64%
    58%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    55%
    59%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    62%
    58%
    58%
    57%
    59%
    UV 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    NNE
    9
    N
    9
    N
    9
    NNE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    E
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    14
    13
    17
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    61%
    67%
    71%
    75%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    77%
    73%
    66%
    59%
    55%
    49%
    43%
    44%
    46%
    47%
    47%
    52%
    53%
    56%
    62%
    66%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    4
    ESE
    4
    SSE
    5
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    7
    NW
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    10
    7
    9
    14
    19
    17
    13
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    84%
    76%
    56%
    47%
    49%
    59%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    4
    5
    8
    9
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    8
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    5
    NNW
    5
    NNW
    7
    NW
    10
    NW
    12
    NNW
    10
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    10
    12
    17
    21
    21
    15
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    89%
    81%
    66%
    59%
    58%
    61%
    66%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    5
    5
    7
    10
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.5
    0.5
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    7
    N
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    12
    15
    17
    20
    20
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    74%
    69%
    56%
    46%
    46%
    51%
    58%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    6
    7
    8
    10
    11
    11
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNW
    9
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    12
    13
    15
    16
    16
    13
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    62%
    56%
    52%
    50%
    56%
    67%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    11
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    11
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    14
    15
    18
    19
    17
    14
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    78%
    79%
    76%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    64%
    75%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    SW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    12
    16
    18
    19
    19
    15
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    80%
    74%
    67%
    60%
    64%
    70%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Largely dry with plenty of warm sunshine. Light winds.

    Today:

    Early low cloud, especially over the Pennines, will soon lift and clear to give another fine and mostly dry day, with plenty of warm sunshine. However, there is the chance of a few isolated showers breaking out later. Light winds. Maximum temperature 22 °C.

    Tonight:

    Any isolated showers soon fading to leave a dry night, with clear spells. However, low cloud is likely to drift in from the east, mainly over the Pennines. Locally chilly. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Monday:

    Early cloud will soon clear to give another fine and mostly dry day, with warm sunny spells. Risk of isolated showers, perhaps heavy and thundery in places. Light winds. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying largely fine and dry, with warm sunny spells throughout. Chance of some showers on Tuesday. Clear skies overnight and turning locally chilly in some rural spots. Light winds.

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